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Month: October 2007

Gloria, resign!

Published by Ellen on October 17, 2007

Senators revive call on Gloria to resign
by JP Lopez and Jocelyn Montemayor

Senators yesterday renewed demands for President Arroyo to resign, saying her “misgovernance” is pushing the country to the brink of political upheaval.

“President Arroyo should resign and turn over the government to Vice President de Castro as caretaker until 2010,” Senate minority leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said.

Majority leader Francis Pangilinan said Arroyo’s resignation is the only constitutional solution to avert civil war.

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Ipahayag ang galit

Published by Ellen on October 17, 2007

(Itong aking column sa Abante ay para bukas (Huwebes, Oct. 18 ngunit pinost ko na ngayon para malaman ng marami at baka may gustong sumama sa car rally.)

Ngayong araw, magkakaroon ng car rally sa Makati para ipahayag ang galit ng sambayanan sa nangyayari ngayon na kurakutan, kasinungalingan at corruption sa pamahalaan.

Magkikita-kita sa UCC Café sa Fort Bonifacio ng 1:45 p.m. at magsimula ang caravan ng 2:45 p.m. Hindi ko alam ang ruta ngunit siguradong dadaan sa Ayala Avenue sa Makati. Ang nag-oorganisa nito ang “Concerned Citizens Group”, mga mamamayang nagmamalasakit sa nangyayari ngayon sa bayan.

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Dolorfino says ‘bribery’ affecting ranks; warns of civil war

Published by Ellen on October 16, 2007

Statement from Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim and the rest of the 28 officers detained in Camp Capinpin on Dolorfino’s statement that he does not think the bribery issue would be a source of grumbling among soldiers:

“Speak for yourself, you sycophant general. It hardly affects you because you have got it so good enjoying all the perquisites dispensed by an illegitimate leadership bereft of moral scruples which perpetuates itself through bribery and corrupting others.

“You’ve got it made. All for your blind loyalty and myopic sense of professionalism. If pervasive corruption and the strak truth don’t bother you, the soldiers are deeply affected by them.

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Take the money and oust her

Published by Ellen on October 16, 2007

Out of your comments in a previous thread, I wrote this piece:

I asked visitors in my blog what they would have done if they were in the shoes of Fr. Ed Panlilio when Malacañang handed out paper bags full of money and later knew the money could be tainted.

Cvj said not only would he not have accepted the money but he would have reported it to the Commission on Audit. “Each act of acceptance perpetuates a corrupt system.”

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Bishop slams Gloria’s moral bankruptcy

Published by Ellen on October 16, 2007

by Gerard Naval
Malaya

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines yesterday backed a Senate investigation on the Palace “payoffs” as contained in Resolution 172 filed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Monday.

Here’s the full statement:

MANILA, October 16, 2007—The Catholic bishops’ leadership has backed calls for an official investigation into allegations of bribery by the Malacañang.

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Ang ugat ng bigayan

Published by Ellen on October 15, 2007

Noong panahon ni Marcos, may isang Amerikanong manunulat na nagsabi na ang Pilipinas ay bayan ng ng mag-asawang diktador at 50 milyon na mga duwag.

Naiba ang mga yun ng mapatalsik si Marcos sa isang “People Power” na akala naman natin ang magbabago ng palakad dito. Akala natin mawawala ang panghuhuthut sa kaban ng bayan at ang pagmamalabis ng military.

Dalawang dekada ang nakalipas, parang walang pinagbago. Lalo nga nagiging garapal ang nasa kapangyarihan. At iyon ay nangyayari dahil hinahayaan ng taumbayan.

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Arroyo revives Charter change call

Published by Ellen on October 15, 2007

From ABS-CBN online:

President Arroyo on Monday revived plans to change the 1987 Constitution including a proposal to shift to a federal form of government by 2012.

In a speech at the regional workshop on the Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions, the President said she is forming a group that would draft a roadmap to federalism by 2012.

The group will include various government executives including the justice and interior and local government secretaries, the Presidential Management Staff, officials of the National Economic Development Authority, local government executives, congressional allies and opposition leaders who support the move to federalism.

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Esperon’s 40 hostages

Published by Ellen on October 14, 2007

The first item in our Constitution’s Bill of Rights states: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.”

AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon must think he is above the law and that he is not covered by the Constitution.

For almost one and a half years, 40 soldiers have been languishing in detention in Camp Capinpin, without having been told of their offense nor charged with any violation of the law. This is an “open secret” in Camp Capinpin in Tanay where 28 officers led by Maj. Gen. Miranda and Brig. Gen. Danny Lim are also detained. The 28 officers are accused by Esperon of mutiny for allegedly planning to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo in February 2006.

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‘Plotters’ say it’s Esperon who’s a liar

Published by Ellen on October 14, 2007

by Victor Reyes

Military officers detained for a supposed power grab attempt in February last year have called Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. a “liar” for saying they kept secret a video tape recording in which they announced withdrawal of support from President Arroyo.

Esperon raised the issue of the videotape Friday in response to the officers’ challenge for him to tell the truth on allegations that he and other military officers helped rig the 2004 elections to ensure President Arroyo’s victory.

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